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nates
[ ney-teez ]
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- buttocks; rump.
nates
/ ˈneɪtiːz /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nates1
1675–85; < Latin natēs, plural of natis; generally used in the plural; akin to Greek nôton the back
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nates1
C17: from Latin; compare Greek nōton back, nosthi buttocks
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Example Sentences
From the age of eleven dates his peculiar delight in the well-rounded nates of a cavalry soldier.
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In many cases the nates turn round in the passage spontaneously, so that it is not required artificially to alter the position.
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The nates may become so firmly impacted in the pelvis, that they cannot advance without artificial assistance.
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The "margo interne crenatus," "nates sub-recurvat," and "color intus versus marginem violaceus," were not in the copy.
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Her father used to whip her severely on the nates at this age and onward to the age of 13, but this never gave her any pleasure.
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